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Volume, SM-Bank 051

The prism below has a cross-sectional area of 50 square centimetres.

Its volume is 425 cubic centimetres.
 

Calculate the height, \((h)\), of the prism.  (2 marks)

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\(8.5\ \text{cm}\)

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\(V=425\ \text{cm}^3\ \text{and }A=50\ \text{cm}^2\)

\(V\) \(=Ah\)
\(425\) \(=50h\)
\(h\) \(=\dfrac{425}{50}\)
\(h\) \(=8.5\ \text{cm}\)